Used 2023 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reviews
Used Corolla for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2023 Corolla, so we've included reviews for other years of the Corolla since its last redesign.
Underwhelming and clunky 2023
Mother of 2, 12/07/2023
updated 08/09/2024
2023 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
24 of 28 people found this review helpful
It's a cute car, but that's about all. The CVT transmission is super clunky on take off and it lurches and jerks like an untamed burro. It makes for a miserable ride at times. I have taken it back to the dealership several times and they tell me it's normal. If that's normal, I won't be buying another Toyota, which is sad because that's all I've driven since the late 90's. Power? Nope. I am leaving, you, Toyota, you dissappoint me. UPDATE: This is a cute little car and all, but I’ve had a bad experience with shaking and thudding noise in the front wheels while driving. I’ve also had a bad experience with an overly clunky transmission which causes the car to jerk, clunk, and just plain be a miserable ride. I went through months of trying to get Toyota to do something about it but they keep telling me it’s normal behavior. I find it hard to believe that is normal. I’ve found numerous other complaints about this. I do not recommend this vehicle.
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Average Toyota lets one down
Abow, 11/27/2022
updated 11/28/2023
2022 Toyota Corolla XSE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
33 of 40 people found this review helpful
Beautiful car, but Toyota is not skimping on the prices, just quality. The rattles are too much, it makes driving the car disturbing. If the stereo speakers were better, it would drown out the various rattles, but they are mid at best. Thought about trading in but the Toyota dealers told me straight out that they will either give me 70% of the value of this basically new car and "only" charge MSRP plus delivery ....charges, OR they will give me fair market value for trade and mark up a new car 30%...Thus begins the decline of the trust i had in Toyota corporation
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Loud, Underpowered, Unsafe
Utollwi, 11/19/2023
2023 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
28 of 34 people found this review helpful
I had a 2023 Toyota Corolla LE with 12,300 miles on it for 3 weeks. The car is loud. Really loud. The steering wheel is thin and had slippery plastic. The seats are flat and lack support. The “cheapness” of the car is visible everywhere. From hard plastics and thin sharp metal used everywhere from the fuel filler door to the trunk. The stock base sound system is terrible and due to the noise useless. Thank goodness for Apple CarPlay support as the screen is bad and getting to a radio station takes many steps. It is shocking that Toyota skips skips safety features like dimming mirrors and heated exterior mirrors.
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Big problems
Travis , 05/08/2023
2023 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
24 of 29 people found this review helpful
I have a horrible clunking noise every time I hit the brakes while reversing. Also there is sometimes a similar noise when exiting the car and I am quite thin. The car gets phenomenal highway mileage but gets the gas mileage of a v6 in the city which I've read others report here. I go easy on my car as well and go easy on the throttle. I don't know if the tuned the cvt poorly so that you need to give more throttle to get the car to accelerate or that maybe it needs to break in. Time will tell..
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Saved me!
Michelle, 09/23/2022
2022 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
I bought a new 2021 Toyota Corolla LE and was rear-ended a couple months ago and the car was totaled. I've looked around for other cars, paying more attention to the safety rating than I ever had. I kept coming back to the fact that this car protected me so I just bought the exact same one but a new 2022.
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